Number of Days Below 32 °F in Wilmington by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the low temperature fell below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Wilmington, Delaware, between 1894 and 2024.

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Which year had the most days below freezing?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1943 holds the Wilmington record. There were 112 days with a low temperature below 32 degrees that year.

How many days below freezing so far?

As of April 30, there have been 43 days this year where the low temperature has fallen below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Wilmington, Delaware.

The last time it fell below 32° F was March 25, 2024.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days < 32 °F
2024	111	43
2023	107	62
2022	36	94
2021	80	85
2020	108	58
2019	71	86
2018	45	92
2017	98	76
2016	88	80
2015	71	86
2014	32	95
2013	36	94
2012	104	68
2011	82	84
2010	50	91
2009	71	86
2008	88	80
2007	50	91
2006	103	70
2005	53	90
2004	53	90
2003	45	92
2002	71	86
2001	71	86
2000	63	88
1999	94	78
1998	108	58
1997	45	92
1996	39	93
1995	32	95
1994	71	86
1993	71	86
1992	85	82
1991	88	80
1990	101	74
1989	19	99
1988	18	100
1987	82	84
1986	68	87
1985	71	86
1984	36	94
1983	102	72
1982	28	96
1981	32	95
1980	13	101
1979	53	90
1978	24	98
1977	45	92
1976	12	102
1975	59	89
1974	63	88
1973	105	65
1972	87	81
1971	88	80
1970	28	96
1969	4	108
1968	53	90
1967	13	101
1966	24	98
1965	13	101
1964	39	93
1963	11	103
1962	6	107
1961	53	90
1960	2	110
1959	19	99
1958	19	99
1957	59	89
1956	68	87
1955	28	96
1954	28	96
1953	99	75
1952	63	88
1951	39	93
1950	9	105
1949	97	77
1948	45	92
1947	7	106
1946	84	83
1945	24	98
1944	4	108
1943	1	112
1942	19	99
1941	7	106
1940	13	101
1939	50	91
1938	71	86
1937	53	90
1936	32	95
1935	63	88
1934	24	98
1933	85	82
1932	94	78
1931	93	79
1930	59	89
1929	80	85
1928	39	93
1927	94	78
1926	2	110
1925	68	87
1924	13	101
1923	39	93
1922	63	88
1921	99	75
1920	19	99
1919	39	93
1918	59	89
1917	9	105
1916	112	0
1915	112	0
1914	112	0
1913	112	0
1912	112	0
1911	112	0
1910	112	0
1909	112	0
1908	112	0
1907	112	0
1906	112	0
1905	112	0
1904	112	0
1903	112	0
1902	112	0
1901	112	0
1900	112	0
1899	112	0
1898	112	0
1897	112	0
1896	88	80
1895	106	63
1894	110	55

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	New Castle Airport	location
1932–1947	Wilmington Porter Research	location
1894–1931	Wilmington City Hall	location